I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with ties of love.(A)
To them I was like one who lifts
    a little child to the cheek,
    and I bent down to feed(B) them.(C)

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I drew them with [a]gentle cords,
With bands of love,
And (A)I was to them as those who take the yoke from their [b]neck.
(B)I stooped and fed them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:4 Lit. cords of a man
  2. Hosea 11:4 Lit. jaws


I led them gently with cords of a man, with bonds of love [guiding them],
And I was to them as one who lifts up and eases the yoke [of the law] over their jaws;
And I bent down to them and fed them.

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I (A)pulled them along with cords of a man, with ropes of love,
And (B)I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws;
And I bent down and (C)fed them.

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The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:

“I have loved(A) you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn(B) you with unfailing kindness.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar

The Lord has appeared [a]of old to me, saying:
“Yes, (A)I have loved you with (B)an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have (C)drawn you.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit. from afar


The Lord appeared to me ([a]Israel) from ages past, saying,
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.(A)

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Also referred to as Samaria, Ephraim, Jacob, and Rachel in this chapter.

The Lord appeared to [a]him [b]long ago, saying,
“I have (A)loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you out with (B)kindness.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit me
  2. Jeremiah 31:3 Or from far away